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Aloners (2021)

Aloners poster
Original title
혼자 사는 사람들
Directed by
Hong Sung-eun
Genre
drama film, independent film
Country
South Korea
Runtime
1h 31m
Rated
12
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 126 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman lives a solitary life in Seoul, working at a call center and keeping to herself. Her routines are disrupted when a new neighbor and a family tragedy force her to confront her isolation.

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What happens

Aloners (Korean: 혼자 사는 사람들; RR: Honja saneun saramdeul; lit. 'People Living Alone') is a 2021 South Korean drama film edited, written and a directorial feature debut by Hong Sung-eun. It stars Gong Seung-yeon with Jeong Da-eun, Seo Hyun-woo, Park Jeong-hak in supporting roles. The film premiered on April 30, 2021 at the Jeonju International Film Festival and was later screened in the Discovery section of the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival. It was theatrically released in South Korea on May 19, 2021. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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